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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
At first I wasn't impressed, but it did grow on me. It's very clearly meant to be a vampire version of World War Z... it's nowhere *near* as fantastic as WWZ, but it's pretty entertaining and insightful in its own way.
This book is an anthology and a novel. The individual authors' works are presented in 2 or 3 parts, as individual chapters. The result is that it reads like a seemless novel told from multiple POV's. These stories a bridged together by Jonathan Maberry's own (interlude stories). Very well done, and now I have a few other authors I want to explore.
Sometimes I read things that are not great. This is one of those. the ideas and some of the stories were interesting but I didn't love it.
Overall it's well-written (although I am really surprised at how many mistakes there actually were). It was a little off-kilter to follow and I'm not sure if there was something wonky with the audiobook version or if that's just how it was written. The jumping from section to section being different characters was fine but there seemed to be some oddities with the timeline. Again, this might have been an issue with the audiobook copy. Some of the writing is definitely heavy-handed though, going from descriptive to nauseatingly over-done as it seems like some of the writers didn't know how to give a good punch with their words and keep going with the story - they had to hammer you over the head with some descriptions or points trying to be made. And, again, I'm surprised about some of the fairly simple things that are incorrect and other things that didn't seem to really make sense. For example - the Statue of Liberty has not been part of New York since New Jersey sued for it in 1998 - 14 years prior to this being published it would seem. Other things such as the DA guy announcing his plan to run for a fourth term on a Sunday. It's pointed out very clearly that he did it on Mother's Day and that's always on a Sunday and it's laughable to think any government worker is doing anything on a weekend. Even then - why is the reporter suddenly so interested in buddying up to him in the off-chance there will be dirt to find on his FOURTH campaign? If there was going to be anything it would have surely come out already in 12 years prior he's already been in office. It was a very poor foreshadowing attempt on the writer's part. The one writer seems to be a relative of Data from ST:TNG because, while they use some contractions, they avoid normal contractions at an abnormal rate that it becomes very jarring and makes it hard to flow with the story.
Given the popularity and the fact that it's headed into a TV Series (although The Passage seems like it was written by a 10-year-old and that got a series, albeit a canceled one) I'm surprised there isn't more to this. Overall, it's entertaining and you get a lot of information on the characters unlike other books that try to jam a whole ensemble cast into the first few pages and thus the reader doesn't know who-is-who nor do they care - this gives us "real-ish" characters although I'd say it's more leaning toward caricatures.
Given the popularity and the fact that it's headed into a TV Series (although The Passage seems like it was written by a 10-year-old and that got a series, albeit a canceled one) I'm surprised there isn't more to this. Overall, it's entertaining and you get a lot of information on the characters unlike other books that try to jam a whole ensemble cast into the first few pages and thus the reader doesn't know who-is-who nor do they care - this gives us "real-ish" characters although I'd say it's more leaning toward caricatures.
Just got busy with other stuff. Pretty interesting book, I was enjoying it. Might take out again to finish, might not.
First time reading a collection of authors writing different stories from the same event. It worked well. Unfortunately the proof reading wasn't brilliant. Sometimes I struggled to keep up with the characters between instalments.
adventurous
dark
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Some stories are better than others but the way they tie together is nice
In V-Wars, seasoned authors spin the saga of the end of the world in blood and fire, as various virii change mankind into blood-sucking vampires- whole new species of vampires, taken from mythology, not Hollywood movies. The narrative is a series of violent vignettes, with gore and blood aplenty. Not for the squeamish, the bodycount and viciousness of the slaughters increases as the entire race of man goes to war against itself, as more mutations become apparent, then become frequent, with nasty results.
The response is a weapons and black-ops lover's dream, where specially-trained individuals and groups fight the scourge with monster-hunter gear and tactics. If you've ever wondered what would happen if a SEAL team battled some fast, powerful vampires, this is the book for you.
The writing crackles with tension, though the piles of bodies rise higher than a Game of Thrones wedding. People and vampires are forced to choose sides in the coming Armageddon. If this sounds like your cup of blood, you're going to enjoy the ripping of bodies as the bullets fly.
The response is a weapons and black-ops lover's dream, where specially-trained individuals and groups fight the scourge with monster-hunter gear and tactics. If you've ever wondered what would happen if a SEAL team battled some fast, powerful vampires, this is the book for you.
The writing crackles with tension, though the piles of bodies rise higher than a Game of Thrones wedding. People and vampires are forced to choose sides in the coming Armageddon. If this sounds like your cup of blood, you're going to enjoy the ripping of bodies as the bullets fly.
Real rating is definitely more of a 4.5. There's a lot about this that I LOVED. But the format brings it down to a 4.0 instead of a 5.0.
Junk/Maberry stories: 4.5
Love Less: 5.0
Roadkill: 3.5
Epiphany: 5.0
Big Charlie: 5.0+
Heartsick: 3.0
Anna Lei: 4.0
Vulpes: 4.5
Junk/Maberry stories: 4.5
Love Less: 5.0
Roadkill: 3.5
Epiphany: 5.0
Big Charlie: 5.0+
Heartsick: 3.0
Anna Lei: 4.0
Vulpes: 4.5